Introduction to the Vet Consult

This course is for anyone interested in learning more about Veterinary Medicine, giving a “taster” of courses covered in the first year of a veterinary degree and an idea of what it is like to study Veterinary Medicine.

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I took this course so that I could converse on a more professional with my son who is in Vet. School and I enjoyed the course greatly and have already put a lot of what I've learned into conver

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Veterinary Professional Skills

In this week, we will be looking at Veterinary Professional Skills, and the teaching team to guide you through this part of the course are Rachel Whittington and Dr Jessie Paterson. We are also joined in one of the videos by our colleague Stacy Spielman. We hope you are enjoying the course so far and once again we suggest you start with the week 3 overview and then working through the core materials section.

Dr Gurå Therese Bergkvist

Rachel Whittington

Dr Catriona Bell

Dr Andrew Gardiner

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In this section, we're going to describe the typical vet consultation. This is quite similar to what also happens in human medicine. The model that we're going to use is the Calgary Cambridge Model and this is one of the models that is most typically used, although there is a whole range of models. The model that we're going to describe is very focused on the first consultation. Obviously, after you've been to see the vet, they will know a bit more about you, but the first time they're trying to learn about you and also about your animal and why you are there. The model falls into six distinct stages. The first stage is the preparation stage. And that is very much finding out what is known about the client and the patient and that can be found by either looking up the records as already held by the practice or it can be asking the receptionist what information was given when they arrived. The second stage is initiating the consultation. Not very much, just greeting the client and also the patient. The next stage is gathering information, and we quite often call that history taking. And that stage is really finding out why the client has brought the patient on that day. The fourth stage is a physical examination. We're not really going to explore this, in this section. But this is a general examination of the health of the animal, and also looking at specific details around and in the symptoms that the client brought up. The fifth stage is explanation and planning. And that's basic going over what has been found during the clinical examination, and also some of the details that was also picked up during the history taking. It will also explore what the next stages are going to be. That could be more tests, or it could be some medication. The second stage is the closing. And this is really just a quick summary of what has happened and what will be happening. We're now going to show you a more consultation. And this is typically what we do as part of the training to be a vet. But in a safe environment, we give an opportunity to practice a vet consultation. You will see a student, a client and the patient.